Newspaper Viability

I'm addicted. I admit it. I'm a news junkie. I watch various programs on the television, I read the newspaper, I search the web. With so many avenues to obtain information it's really not surprising that the bankruptcies of newspapers across the country are making headlines.

Answer this question: since career searches, coupon clipping, ads, and article information are all available online (FOR FREE), why would anyone pay for a newspaper subscription?

Sure, the smell of the ink, the feel of the paper, and the general nostalgia of reading the paper (weekend or otherwise) tend to give me a sense of comfort and regularity. But really, am I missing anything by canceling my print subscription? I suppose in contrast to the cost of cable and internet newspapers are much more cost-effective as a source for information.

Maybe people like me want MORE! Yes, more. I believe people are searching for different points of view so they can try to make a story objective, less slanted, and perhaps even more informative. I have found that our local News-Press paper doesn't provide enough articles. They seem to omit so much information - or report it too late. Case in point - the Big Brother/Big Sister program recently ran a month-long volunteer recruitment drive. The NP chose to report it after the drive was completed. How were folks to know when/where/how to sign up? The NP's world is so small... so limited. It's almost as if they don't report much world, national, state news it doesn't exist. And their articles are almost always slanted and biased. Is there no balanced news source nowadays? In a "small" town like ours, it's hard not to overhear rumors on the gossip mill. Yet, there is no reliable/dependable news source to catch up on all the accurate happenings here. Oh well, it sure gives people like me an opportunity to voice an opinion.